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Erik Cernak - Provides helper in win Cernak logged a shorthanded assist, three shots on goal, four hits and two PIM in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact Cernak set up Brandon Hagel's shorthanded empty-netter to close out the scoring in the third period. The helper was Cernak's second over seven outings in December -- he also missed two games due to a lower-body injury. The veteran defenseman has eight helpers, 23 shots on net, 70 hits, 40 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a plus-12 rating through 30 appearances. Injuries are often a concern since Cernak plays such a physically taxing style, but he's got an outside chance of matching his career high of 18 points from 2020-21 if he stays healthy.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mitchell Chaffee - Nets power-play goal Chaffee scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two PIM in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact Chaffee has scored twice over the last four contests, and both goals have come on the power play. He's starting to take hold with the second unit this season after never previously getting much of a look with the man advantage. Chaffee is already enjoying a career year with seven goals, 11 points, 29 shots on net, 35 hits and a plus-5 rating through 28 appearances, mainly in a third-line role.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jake Guentzel - Tallies in Monday's win Guentzel scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact Guentzel scored for the first time since the end of his seven-game goal streak that ran from Nov. 30 to Dec. 17. The winger was able to convert at 9:20 of the first period. He's been an excellent fit with the Lightning in his first season with the team, racking up 19 goals, 16 helpers, 91 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating through 32 appearances.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson playing his best at the right time He has been tremendous over his past three games and heads into a stretch in which his team will need to rely more heavily on its backup goa...

8 HOURS AGO • TAMPABAY.COM

Anthony Cirelli - Pockets two assists Monday Cirelli delivered two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact Both helpers came in the first period, including one on a Mitchell Chaffee tally with the man advantage. Cirelli has slowed down a little, getting onto the scoresheet in just five of his last 11 appearances, but he still heads into the holiday break with an impressive 13 goals and 30 points through 31 contests.

9 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Victor Hedman - Two helpers against Cats Hedman picked up two assists in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact Both helpers came in the first period, as the veteran blueliner had a hand in tallies by Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel. Hedman's goal drought has reached 14 appearances, but he's been plenty productive over that stretch with 12 assists, including four on the power play.

9 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

How Lightning 'grew as a team,' rebounded to beat Panthers Forward Brandon Hagel said it was the type of win the Lightning might be able to look back on and point to as a galvanizing experience.

10 HOURS AGO • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Brandon Hagel - Two-point night Monday Hagel collected a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact After setting up Jake Guentzel in the first period, Hagel capped the scoring with an empty-netter in the third. It was Hagel's third multi-point performance in the last six games, extending a hot streak that has seen the 26-year-old winger erupt for eight goals and 22 points over the last 15 contests.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jonas Johansson - Clean sheet in Battle of Florida Johansson turned aside all 36 shots he faced in Monday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.

Impact The 29-year-old backup goalie delivered his first shutout of the season in impressive fashion, as Tampa Bay was out-shot 36-29 on the night. Johansson has been sharp of late despite a lack of consistent action -- he's won three straight starts dating back to Nov. 29, allowing just three goals on 89 shots over that stretch. With Andrei Vasilevskiy also having an excellent December though (2.17 GAA, .918 save percentage), Johansson's opportunities figure to remain limited on the other side of the holiday break.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nikita Kucherov - Gets ejected from Monday's win Kucherov scored the game-winning goal before being ejected from Monday's 4-0 victory over the Panthers for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk.

Impact Kucherov notched his 15th goal of the season just under seven minutes into the first period and appeared to be in line for a big night, firing five shots on net in his 6:12 of ice time before getting the boot. Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice but was able to return to the game -- even so, Kucherov could be facing some additional discipline from the league. The Tampa Bay superstar heads into the holiday break with 50 points through 30 appearances, tying him for fourth with Kirill Kaprizov in the NHL scoring race.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov Ejected for Kneeing Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk Nikita Kucherov was ejected for a knee-on-knee hit on Matthew Tkachuk before Christmas.

12 HOURS AGO • KANSASCITY.COM

Kucherov scores before game misconduct, Lightning get chippy win over Panthers Nikita Kucherov scored before he was ejected for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk as Tampa Bay beat Florida in a physical game. Florida had won four...

20 HOURS AGO • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Kucherov scores before game misconduct as Lightning get chippy win at Panthers Nikita Kucherov scored before he was ejected for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk as Tampa Bay beat Florida in a physical game. Florida had won four...

20 HOURS AGO • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Johansson makes 36 saves, Lightning shut out Panthers | NHL.com Hagel has goal, assist for Tampa Bay, which gets split of home-and-home

21 HOURS AGO • NHL.COM

NHL Highlights | Lightning vs. Panthers - December 23, 2024

21 HOURS AGO • YOUTUBE

Kucherov scores before game misconduct, Lightning get chippy 4-0 win over Panthers

Nikita Kucherov scored before he was ejected for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 in a chippy game

21 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lightning's Kucherov Ejected After Knee-On-Knee Collision With Tkachuk

23 HOURS AGO • YOUTUBE

Panthers Tkachuk helped off the ice after collision with Tampa Bay's Kucherov; returns to game

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room following a collision with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov during Monday night’s game

23 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zemgus Girgensons - Suiting up Monday Girgensons (undisclosed) will be in the lineup Monday versus Florida, perEduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Impact Girgensons was injured in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers, but the ailment appears to have been a minor one. The left-shot forward has yet to miss a game in 2024-25, but he's offered just two helpers through 31 appearances.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jonas Johansson - Facing Panthers Johansson will guard the road goal versus Florida on Monday, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.

Impact Johansson will get the second half of Tampa Bay's back-to-back after Andrei Vasilevskiy played in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers. The 29-year-old Johansson has a 3-1-1 record with a 3.84 GAA and an .882 save percentage across six appearances this season. Florida sits fourth in the league with 3.54 goals per game in 2024-25.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Conor Geekie - Won't play Monday Geekie has been ruled out for Monday's game against Florida due to an unspecified injury, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Impact Geekie crashed into the boards in the second period of Sunday's game against the Panthers but was able to return later in the frame and finish out the matchup. However, he'll be sidelined for the second half of the back-to-back set Monday. The exact nature and severity of the 20-year-old's injury aren't yet clear, but he'll have several days to recover before the Lightning face the Rangers on Saturday.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Victor Hedman - Logs helper in loss Hedman notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers.

Impact The helper was Hedman's first point in three games since he returned from missing two contests due to a lower-body injury. The 34-year-old defenseman has had few dry spells this year while serving as the Lightning's unquestioned top blueliner. He's at four goals, 22 helpers, 68 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 29 appearances.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Darren Raddysh - Dishes two assists in loss Raddysh provided a pair of assists and three hits in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers.

Impact Raddysh has four helpers over his last five contests. The 28-year-old continues to fill a larger role with J.J. Moser (lower body) unavailable, with Raddysh now picking up top-four minutes and power-play time on the second unit. The blueliner has 11 points, 30 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 23 appearances. Raddysh is worth a look in deeper fantasy formats -- he was a 33-point producer in 2023-24 and the Lightning have one of the best offenses in the league.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Brayden Point - Point streak reaches eight games Point scored a goal and took two shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers.

Impact Point has been on fire of late and his third-period goal pushed his impressive streak to eight games, a span in which he's racked up six goals and 12 assists while posting a plus-five rating. He's likely to regress at some point, though, as his 28.6 shot percentage isn't sustainable, but there's no question the 28-year-old is going through a sizzling stretch in December. Over the course of the full season, Point has racked up 39 points (22 goals, 17 helpers) in 27 games, and he could reach the 90-point plateau for a third straight campaign if he keeps up this level of production for a few more weeks.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nicholas Paul - Scores in loss to Florida Paul scored a goal and took three shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Panthers.

Impact Paul missed six games in November due to an undisclosed injury but has been putting up decent numbers since his return, tallying three goals and five total points in eight appearances in December. The 29-year-old is up to eight goals this season, though his chances to keep producing won't be very high since he remains rooted in a bottom-six role.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

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Kucherov scores before game misconduct, Lightning get chippy 4-0 win over Panthers

Panthers Tkachuk helped off the ice after collision with Tampa Bay's Kucherov; returns to game